Burning the Boats: A poem by William Wall, Cork's Poet Laureate 

In the second instalment of his monthly poems, William Wall reflects on the recent fishing protest 

William Wall is a poet from Cork, and was recently appointed the city’s first Poet Laureate.

An initiative of the Munster Literature Centre that is funded by Cork City Council, Wall’s role will writing a poem every month for the next ten months, giving a personal response to issues in the city and county.